1ST JUSTCALL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04975678 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£106.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52219
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.4y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £106,703
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£107k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£733k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £106.7k | £106.7k |
| Current assets | £733.2k | £733.2k |
| Net assets | £106.7k | £106.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-05📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2026-05-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2008-11-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-06-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2004-02-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2003-11-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST JUSTCALL LIMITED
- 2003-11-25➕SNOOKS, Sharron Georgina appointedsecretary
- 2003-11-25➕SNOOKS, John Mclure appointeddirector
- 2003-11-25➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-11-25➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-11-25➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-11-25➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Mclure Snooks Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 12/09/2016 |
Sharron Georgina Snooks Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52219 — SIC 52219
Registered office
Unit 8 Elms Industrial Estate
Church Road
Harold Wood
Essex
RM3 0JU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
SNOOKS, Sharron Georgina→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-11-25
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SNOOKS, John Mclure→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2003-11-25
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-25 · resigned 2003-11-25
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-11-25 · resigned 2003-11-25
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 13/11/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 10/06/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/02/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (64 total)
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2026-06-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-05